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April 30, 2026

The S.C.-based crew of the Artemis captured the week-long Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s top prize with this 640-pound fish, landed June 9, the event’s first day.

Artemis Wins 50th Big Rock

After five days of waiting, the Artemis crew won the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on June 14, earning $708,400 from the event’s $1,854,575 purse.
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Redfish weighing around 30 pounds have been showing up in the mouth of Charleston Harbor around the "Grillage" and the "Dynamite Hole."

Sharks, bull redfish make Charleston Harbor hot spots come alive

Dan Kibler

If summer is right around the corner, then it must be time to start seeing big redfish and all manner of sharks move into inlets along the South Carolina coast, providing some great battles for fishermen like Capt. Jeremy Espiritu of Shallow Thoughts Inshore Fishing in Charleston. […]

Joe Fuller poses with his potential world-record Edgecombe County gobbler.

Edgecombe bird certified as world-record gobbler

Craig Holt

Joe Fuller of Willow Springs (Johnston County) downed an Eastern wild turkey April 19 in Edgecombe County that is the highest-scoring gobbler in National Wild Turkey Federation records.
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Travis Jackson caught this state record 4 pound, 15 ounce shellcracker on May 19 in an Edgecombe County pond.

Young angler catches state-record shellcracker

From News Reports

RALEIGH – A last-minute decision to go fishing with his mother netted a 13-year-old from Rocky Mount a North Carolna freshwater fish state record.
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Bulls Bay specks providing plenty of spring action

Dan Kibler

The Bulls Bay/Cape Romain area has been a hot spot for speckled trout for the past several weeks, with fishermen like Rob Beglin of Pawley’s Island averaging better than 20 fish per day. […]

National Park Service rangers posted signs to disallow ORV driving at three beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore that are popular with anglers each spring, including the Point.

Park Service Starts Closing Cape Hatteras Beaches to ORVs

From News Reports

The consent-decree settlement regarding beach driving by ORVs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore apparently was all environmentalist plaintiffs — Audubon Society and Defenders of Wildlife — wanted.
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Lake Wylie bass fishermen have been using a wide variety of lures to trick post-spawn bass.

Lake Wylie bass on the move

Dan Kibler

Jerry Neeley of Carolinas Fishing Guide Service said that largemouth bass at Lake Wylie are on the move – off the beds and headed out.
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Sean Hoernke pulled away on the final day to win the Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament on Lake Norman by more than 4 pounds.

Busy Bass Weekend in Charlotte Crowns Triple Champions

From News Reports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sean Hoernke used to be one of the most promising up and coming pros on the FLW Tour.
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Early season specks have shown up in good numbers in the Winyah Bay area

Early-season bite good for speckled trout in Winyah Bay

Dan Kibler

Early season trout fishing has been fairly good in the Winyah Bay area, according to Steve Hedrick, who runs Reel EZ Guide Service out of Belle Island Marina in Georgetown. […]

Hartwell stripers, hybrids feeding on spawning herring

Dan Kibler

One of nature’s great coincidences is the cause of some great fishing on Lake Hartwell. […]